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GEORGE LEVIS GAY, OF SPOKANE, VASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK EDWIN STARKEY, OF SAME PLACE.

WRAPPINGFMACHINE.

SECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,333, dated October 3, 1899. Application filed August 26, 1898. Serial No. 689,590. (N0 model-3 To al?, whom it may concern face of a feed-cylinder D, secured on a Ashaft Beit known that l, GEORGE LEWIS GAY, of E, extending transversely and journaled in Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State suitable bearings on the frame A. On one of Washington, have invented a new and Imouter end of the shaft E is secured a gear- 55 5 proved Wrapping-Machine, of which the folwheel E', pressed on by a spring E2, the said lowing is a full, clear, and exact description. gear-wheel E being in mesh with a mutilated The object of theinvent-ion is to provide a gear-wheel F', secured on the main shaft F, new and improved wrapping: machine for journaled in suitable bearings on the frame newspapers, pamphlets, circulars, or the like A, and provided with a pulley F2, connected 6o ro which is simple and durable in construction by belt with other machinery, so as to impart and arranged to deliver the material for a rotary motion to the shaft, which by the forming the wrappers from an endless roll mutilated gear-wheel F imparts an interand then securely and firmly place the wrapmitten't rotary motion to the gear-wheel E per around the newspaper, circular, or other and the feed-cylinder D. The gear-wheel E 65 f5 paper to be wrapped and at the same time is also in mesh with a second gear-wheel G' fold both the Wrapper and paper and finally of the same size as the gear-wheel E' and secut the wrapper from the endless roll and cured onashaft G, journaledin suitablebearseal the end of the wrapper and deliver the ings on the top of the frame A. The spring paper completely wrapped ready for mailing. E2 serves to hold the wheel E/ in proper place 7c zo The invention consists of novel features when the driving-wheel stops. The wheel E and parts and combinations of the same, as when pressed on by the spring is not liable will be fully described hereinafter and then to be carried past a proper position by its pointed out in the claims. own momentum.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying On the shaft G are secured arms H', con- 75 z5 drawings, formingapart of this specification, nected by springs H2 with a segmental pad in which similar characters of reference indi- H, operating in conjunction with the feedcate corresponding parts in all the figures. cylinder D to feed the newspaper O and th e Figure l is arear elevationof the improvewrapping material O', as hereinafter more ment. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same fully described. On the segmental pad H 8o 3o with the support for the slide-head removed. are held spaced spring guide-arms H4 for Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional plan view of guiding the paper and wrapper, as hereinthe improvement on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2. after more fully described, the arms having Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation of the same their rear ends vfirmly attached to the periphwith parts in a different position. Fig. 5' is eral surface of the pad, the forward ends eX- 85 35 a transverse section of the pasting device ontending normally a distance from the pad, as the line 5 5 in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a sectional shown in Fig. 6. The arms are pressed onto side elevation of the improvement with parts the pad while comingin contact with the cylin a different position, the section being on inder D; but the arms by their own resilithe line 6 6 in Fig. 7; and Fig. 7 is an end ency return to their original position as soon 9o 4o elevation of the improvement, looking in the as lthey leave thel cylinder D, as shown in direction ofthearrows ,on theline77in Fig. 6. Fig. (i, and serve to guide the paper and y The improvedwrapping-machineis'mount-` wrapper to the wrapping device. A guideed on a suitably-constructed frame A, s-npplate D2, similar to the guide-arms H4, and porting at its upper end atableB,overwhich likewise serving to guide the paper O and95 45 pass the partly-folded newspapers C, circuwrapping material O', extends across the cyllars, or the like to be wrapped in wrappers inder D and is formed-with lingers land is C', formed from a roll of wrapping material secured at its ends on gravity-arms D, hung C2, mounted to turnin bearings held on brackor pivoted on the ends or heads of V'the cyliny etsB", dependingfrom the tableB,as is plainly der D. Stop-pins D3 on` the cylinder-heads roo 5o indicated .in Figs. l and 2. The wrapping serve to limit the swinging motionof the material O passes over the peripheral surgravity-arms D' to hold the guide-plate D2 .free of the rim of the cylinder opposite the guide-arms H", as plainly shown in Fig. (l, the said guide-plate lying flat on the rim while passing the pad H. One of the arms H also supports a perforating-knife I, preferably having a serrated edge, as plainly shown in Figs. 1, 3, and at, to cut the wrapping material C at the proper time to form a complete wrapper fora corresponding newspaper, pamphlet, or the like. The serrations of the knife I operate in conjunction with a narrow slot D", formed transversely in the rim of the cylinder adjacent to a pastingopening D, formed in the cylinder, and at which opening the paste is applied to the wrapping material, the latter being eut in the rear of the applied paste by the knife I, operating in conjunction with the slot D. (See Fig. 4.) The paper C and the wrapping material C pass from the cylinder D, its guide-plate D2, the segmental pad H, and its guide-arms H4 to a wrapping device formed with a easing J, made in two parts J J2, secured on arms J3 J4, hung loosely on the shafts E and G, respectively, the arms being connected with each other by springs J5, so as to permit the casing members or sections J J2 to open and close, as hereinafter more fully described.

The easing members J and J2 are provided at their inner faces with spaced ribs JG and J7, extending beyond the upper edges to form fingers between which pass. the free ends of the guide-armsH4 and the fingers of the plate D2, respectively, to insure a safe delivery of the paper and wrapping material from the pad H and the cylinder D to the casing J. The spaced ribs J6 and J7 serve to prevent endwise movement of the paper and wrapper while the wrapping-plates K are drawn outward, as hereinafter more fully described.

Into the casing J extend from opposite sides pairs of wrapping-plates K, the plates of each pair being secured at their outer ends on a spindle K, mounted to turn in a head L, fitted to slide on guideways N, supported from the main frame A. (See Fig. l.) The heads L are normally held in an innermost position by the action of contractile springs N', coiled on the guideways N and secured at one end to the corresponding head and at the other end to the corresponding guideway. The heads L are pivotallyconnected by links O with levers O, fulcru med at O2 at the lower portion of the frame A, and the levers are connected by links OS with an upwardly-extending arm O", adapted to be engaged by a cam O5, secured on the shaft F. lVhen the latter is rotated, then the cam O5 imparts a downward-sliding motion to the arm O4,whieh is guided in asuit'able bearing A on the frame A, so that the links O" impart an outwardswinging motion to the levers O to move the heads L simultaneously outward on the guidewaysNagainst the tension of the springs N. Vhen this takes place, the wrapping-plates K move outward out of engagement with the wrapped newspaper to allow the latter to pass by its own gravity out of the casing- J, and when this has taken place the cam O5 moves into such position as to allow the arm O and the parts connected therewith to return to their normal position by the action of the springs N'-that is, the plates pass back into an innermost position within the casing J.

Each pair of plates K is provided with bevels K2, adapted to engage rollers P, extending in an opening P2, formed in a gearwheel P, in which the said rollers are journaled, said gearwheel being mounted to turn on guide-rollers Q, journaled on the frame A, the gear-wheels being in mesh with mutilated gear-wheels F3, of which one is secured on the shaft F and the other is integral with the gearwheel F', also secured on the said shaft F. Thus when the latter is rotated an intermittent rotary motion is given to the gear-wheels P, which by their friction-rollers l impart a rotary motion to the wrapping-plates K at the time the latter are in an innermost position, so that the newspaper and the wrapping material are wrapped together, the inner surface of the casing-sections J J2 pressing against the wrapping material and the newspaper as the casing-sections open and close by theturning action of the wrapping-plates. A regulating and retaining spring P1 is employed (see Fig. 3) for engaging the outer face of each gear-wheel P to place and hold the latter in position when left by the mutilated gearwheel F2.

It is understood that the springs Ji'y insure a closing of the casing-sections when the plates stand approximately parallel with the sides of the casing-sections, as indicated in Fig. 4; but when the plates move into an inclined position relative to the sides of the casingsections then the latter are pushed apart for the purpose above mentionedthat is, to bear against the wrapping material and the newspaper to press thesame in firm contact while winding the same on the wrapping-plates.

'lhe plates of each pair of wrapping-plates K are adapted to move toward each other at their inner ends when moving into an innermost position-that is, when the heads L al'e turned inward by the action of the springs N' and the inclines K2 of the plates K come in contact with the rollers P. At this time the newspaper and the wrapping material have passed into the casing and are thereby clamped between a pair of wrapping-plates, so that when a rotary action is given to the wrapping-plates from the gear-wheels P, as previously mentioned, then the newspaper and the wrapping material can be wrapped up by the wrapping-plates.

When the heads L are moved outward by the action of the cam O5, as previously explained, then the inner endsof the wrappingplates K move out of the wrapped newspaper, and the latter is free to drop out of the casing J.

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rugated, as is plainly indicated in Fig. 3, so as to properly press against the wrapper and paper to insure a proper-folding of the two. It is understood that the wrapping-plates make a sufficient number of revolutions for each newspaper and its wrapper to properly fold and Wrap the same and to bring the end of the wrapper back upon the body portion of the wrapper to seal the wrapper, as this end is supplied with an adhesive substance, such as paste, delivered from a pasting device contained within the cylinder D.

The device is arranged as follows: Within the cylinder Dis suspended a pot R, containing` paste or other suitable adhesive substance, and in the upper and lower ends of said pot are j ournaled rollers R' R2, over which passes an endless band R5, the lower portion of which extends in the paste contained in the pot. On the uppermost roller R/ is secured a star-wheel R4, adapted to be engaged at every revolution of the cylinder D by a pin D, projecting from one of the heads of the cylinder, so as to impart an intermittent rotary motion to the star-wheel and roller to cause the band R8 to travel through the ad- -hesive substance contained in the pot R. The upper end of the band R5 is close to the inner surface of the rim of the cylinder D, and the said top part of the band is adapted to pass into and up the opening D5, formed in the rim of said cylinder, to bring the adhesive substance to the under side of the wrapping material C at the time the said opening D5 is at the top.' The star-wheel R4 revolves in-an opposite direction to the cylinder D, and consequently motion is given to the band R5 in an opposite direction to the wrapping material C to insure a thorough and economical application of the paste. Now in order to lift the pot within the cylinder I provide the heads of the cylinder D with cams D7, adapted to engage lugs R5, projecting from the sides of the pot R, (see Figs. 4 and'5,) so that when the cylinder revolves the cams D7 engage the lugs R5, so as to' lift the pot R at the time the roller R is at the beginning of the opening D5. The shaftE, carrying the feed-cylinder D, is made in sections and on the adjacent ends is hung the paste-pot R, the sides of which have elongated bearings R6 for the ends of the shaft to allow the pot to move upward when the cams D7 comein contact with the lugs R5, as will be readily understood by reference to said Figs. et and 5.

The cylinder D, with its opening D5, moves into an uppermost position at about the time the wrapping material C has been fed forward to nearly the size of the wrapper, so that it is the end portion of the wrapper that receives the adhesive substance from the band or belt R5, it being understood that the wrapper is cut off from the roll of material by the -knife I, operating in conjunction with the slot D4 of the cylinder D. Then the roller R/ is near the end of the opening D5, then the cam D7 disengages thc lugs R5, and consequently the pot R' drops back to its former position to bring the roller within the surface of the cylinder, the pot being normally supported by the shaft E,without,however,rotatingwith the same. The lower end or bottom of the pot is preferably weighted to hold the pot always in a vertical position.

After the wrapped paper leaves the casing J it drops into a receptacle S, preferably made cylindrical and journaled in suitable bearings in the frame A, wings S being arranged radially in the said receptacle for receiving the paper between adjacent wings. Each of the wings is provided with a lug S2, adapted to be engaged by the cam O5 at every revolution of the shaft F, so as to turn said receptacle and dump the paper out of the same into a suitable receptacle held below.

The operation is as follows: The end of the wrapping material C is placed over and between the feeding-cylinder D and pad H, tension being applied to the roll of wrapping material to prevent it from unwinding faster than it is used and to regulate the degree of firmness of a wrapped paper. A paper partially folded as it comes from the printingpress is now placed upon the slanting shelf B, the lower edge of the paper resting against and between the cylinder D and the forward end of the pad H, these two parts being in the position shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings and motionless, as are also the wrapping-plates K K, which have been drawn outward. The revolving gear-wheel F now picks up the gear of the gear-wheel E, causing the same, together with the gear-wheel G', to revolve sufficiently to carry forward the cylinder D and pad H, between which the paper C and the end of the wrapping material C are fed in between the casings J J2. The pad H now vhaving passed the point of bearing on the cylinder D, the paper C is left free to drop by its own weight to a point where the wrapping-plates K K, relieved ofthe action ofthe cam O5, allow the springs N' to draw said wrapping-plates K K inwardly, clamping the paper about midway of its upper and lower ends, the receptacle S retaining the paper, the lower edge of the latter resting upon the same until clamped by the wrapping-plates K K. The end of the material C ceases advancing when the pad H has passed the point of bearfar enough to be taken between the wrappingplates K K. The wrapping material is thus left free to be unwound from the roll C2 by the action of the wrapping-plates K K in wrapping it about the paper C. At this point the gear-wheels P l) are picked up by the gearwheels F2, giving the wrapping-plates K K the necessary number of revolutions to wrap up the paper and wind the wrapper about it. While the wrapping material is being drawn over the revolving cylinder D by the action of the wrapping-plates K K in wrapping the same in and about the paper C, the material ing on the cylinder D, being advanced only IOC) IIO

C is pasted by coming in contact with the pasting-band Rprojecting through the opening D in the cylinder D and which extends across the face of the cylinder. The cylinder is geared to bring the opening D in the same at the top, and the wrapping material C is pasted immediately in front of where the wrapper will be cut off. The wrapping material C continues traveling with the revolving cylinder D until met by the points of the perforating-knife I, which perforates the wrapping material C across its width im mediately in the rear of the pasted portion. The cylinder D and arms ll, carrying the pad H and perforating-knife I, momentarily stop revolving, allowing the continued revolving of the wrapping-plates to sever the wrapper from the wrapping material C at the place perforated. The wrapping-plates K K continue to revolve, winding the remaining and pasted portion of the wrapper and then stop revolving. The cam O5 now coming into action withdraws the wrapping-plates K K outward from the completely-wrapped paper. The wrapping-plates now being free spring apart the casings J J2 from each other, allowing the wrapped paper to drop by its own weight into the receptacle S. The cam O5 in its continued revolution causes the receptacle S to revolve and dump the completelywrapped paper.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the machine is very simple and durable in construction, is not liable to get out of order, and properly wraps a newspaper and folds the same and seals the wrapper automatic ally, so that the newspaper is discharged from the machine completely wrapped ready for mailing.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A wrapping-machine comprising a feeding device, and a wrapping device consisting of asectional casing form ed of spring-pressed members, and into which passes the paper and the wrapper from said feeding de Vice, the paper and wrapper entering the casing at its upper end, and spring-pressed wrappingplates mounted to turn and to slide in said casing, substantially as described.

2. A wrapping-machine, comprising afeeding-cylinder, a segmental pad rotating in unison therewith for feeding the paper and wrapper simultaneously, and a wrapping device into which passes the paper and the wrapper, said wrapping device consisting of a sectional casing formed of spring-pressed members, and spring-pressed plates mounted to turn and to slide in said casing, substantially as shown and described.

3. A wrapping-machine, provided with a feeding device comprisinga feeding-cylinder, a segmental pad, and arms mounted to turn and connected by springs with the said pad, the feeding-cylinder and pad rotating in unison, substantially as shown and described.

at. A wrapping-machine, provided with a feeding device comprising a feeding-cylinder, a segmental pad, arms mounted to turn and connected by springs with the said pad, the cylinder and pad rotating in unison, guidearms carried by the said pad, and a guideplate extending across the cylinder and formed with lingers, substantially as shown and described. A

5. A wrapping-machine, provided with a feeding device comprising a gu mining or pasting cylinder having a pasting-opening and a transverse slot adjacent to the pasting-opening, a segmental pad, arms mounted to turn and connected with the said pad the said pad rotating in unison with the said cylinderand a knifeblade supported by one of said arms and operating in conjunction with said transverse slot, substantially as shown and described.

0. A wrapping-machine provided with a wrapping device comprising a sectional casing into which the -paper and the wrapperare delivered, the said casing having spring-pressed members, and arranged to receive the paper and wrapper between the members of the casing at the upper end thereof and to discharge the wrapped paper at the lower end, wrapping-plates for clamping the paper and the wrapper within the easing, springs normally holding the said wrapping-plates in an innermost position, means for moving the wrapping-plates outward against the tension of the springs, and means for intermittently turning the said plates and wrapping the paper and wrapper and pressing the 'same against the yielding easing members, substantially as shown and described.

7. A wrappingmachine' provided with a wrapping device comprising a sectional casing having spring-pressed members, wrapping-plates for clamping the paper and the wrapper within the casing, a spindle at the outer ends of the plates ot' each pair, heads in which the said spindles are mounted to turn, guidcways ou which the said heads are mounted to slide, springs coiled on the guideways and normally holding the heads in an innermost position and means for intermittently turning the said plates and Wrapping the paperand wrapper and pressing the same against the yielding casing members, substantially as shown and described.

S. A wrapping-machine, provided with a wrapping device, comprising a sectional casing having spring-pressed members, wrapping-plates for clamping the paper and wrapper within the casing, a spindle on which the outer ends of the plates of each pair are secured, heads in which the said spindles are mounted to turn, the said heads being fitted to slide on guideways, springs normally holding the said heads in an innermost position, means for intermittently turning the said plates and wrapping the paper and wrapper and pressing the same against the yielding casing members, and means for moving the IOO IIO

heads outward on the guideways against the tension of the springs to carry the Wrapping- `its wrapper, substantially as shown and described.

10. A Wrappin-gmachine, provided with a pair of Wrapping-plates mounted to turn and adapted to clamp the paper and wrapper and Wind the latter around the plates, yieldinglymounted casing members containing the said plates and adapted to be engaged and pressed open by the said plates to cause the members to press the paper and its Wrapper, a gear-Wheel mounted to turn, rollers journaled in the said gear-Wheel and adapted to be engaged by inclines on the said Wiappingplates, and means for imparting an intermittent rotary motion to the gear-wheel, substantially as shown and described. l

11. A Wrappingdnachine provided with a wrapping device comprising yieldinglymounted casing members, a pair of springpressed Wrapping-plates connected at their outer ends, and mounted to turn and to slide in said casing, the said plates being provided with inclines, and rollers adapted to be engaged by the inclines when the Wrappingplates are moved inward to cause the inner ends of the plates to move toward each other to clamp the paper and Wrapper, substantially as shown and described.

12. A Wrapping-machine, provided with a feeding device comprising a gumming or pasting cylinder, and a spring-supported segmental pad rotating in .unison with the said cylinder, the said pad being provided with spaced spring guide-arms for guiding the paper and Wrapper, the forward ends of the said guide-arms extending normally from the pad, substantially as shown and described.

13. A Wrapping-machine, provided with a feedingdevice, comprisinga gumming or pasting cylinder, a shaft on which said cylinder is secured, a shaft rotating in unison With the shaft of the pasting-cylinder, arms secured to the said shaft, and a segmental pad connected by springs with the said arms, the said pad being provided with guide-arms and operating in unison with the said cylinder, substantially as shown and'described.

14. A Wrapping-machine, provided with a feeding-cylinder, a segmental pad having guide-arms and rotating in unison with the said cylinder, a guide-plate extending across the Icylinder and secu red at its ends on gravityarms held on the end of the cylinder, and means for limiting the swinging motion of the gravity-arm s, substantially as shown and described.

15. A Wrapping-machine, provided with a feeding device comprising a gumming or pasting cylinder, a segmental pad having guidearms rotating in unison with thesaidcylinder, and a knife carried by the said pad,and adapted to engage and cut the Wrappingmaterial,v su bstantially as shown and described.

16. A Wrapping-machine, provided with a feeding device, comprising a cylinder having an opening in its periphery, a gum'ming or pasting device carried within the said'cylinder and adapted to deliver the paste to the Wrapping material at the said opening, a segmental pad having guide-'arms and rotating in unison with the said cylinder, and a knife carried by the said pad, and adapted to engage and cut the wrapping material, substantially as shown and described.-

17. A wrapping-machine provided with a feeding-cylinder having an opening in its periphery, a gumming or past-in g device carried within the said cylinder, and comprising` a receptacle for the pasting or gumming material suspended Within the cylinder, means for raising said receptacle and means carried by the receptacle for delivering the material through the opening to the Wrapping material when the receptacle is raised, substantally as shown and described.

1S. A wrapping-machine, provided With a feeding-cylinder having an opening in its periphery, a gumming or pasting device carried Within the said cylinder, and adapted to deliver the paste to the Wrapping material at the said casing-opening, the said device comprising a paste-pot suspended Within the cylinder, rollers journaled in the upper and lower ends of said pot, an endless band pass ing over the said rollers and through the binding substance in the pot, and adapted to deliver the paste through the opening to the wrapping material, astar-Wheel secured to one of said rollers and apin projecting from one of the cylinder-heads and adapted to engage the star-wheel at each revolution of the cylinder, substantially as shown and de scribed.

19. A Wrapping-machine, provided with a feeding-cylinder having an opening in its periphery, a gumming or pasting device carried Within the said cylinder, and adapted to de liver the paste to the wrapping material at the said casing-opening, the said device comprising a paste-pot suspended Within the cylinder, an endless band passing through the binding substance in the pot, and adapted to deliver the paste through the opening to the Wrapping material, means for imparting an intermittent traveling motion to the said band from the revolving cylinder, and means for raising the said pot and band Within the cylinder,-to project the band through the opening, substantially as shown and described.

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20. A wrappi11g-machine, provided with a vfeedi11g-cylinder having an openingin its periphery, a gum ming or pasting device carried within the said cylinder, and adapted to deliver the paste to the wrapping material at the said casing-opening, the said device comprising a paste-pot suspended within the cylinder, an endless band passing through the binding substance in the pot, and adapted to deliver the paste through the opening to the wrapping material, and means for raising the said pot and band within the cylinder, Vto project the band through the opening, substantially as shown and described.

2l. A wrapping-machine, provided with a feeding-cylinder having an opening in its periphery, a gum ming or pasting device carried within the said cylinder and adapted to deliver the paste to the wrapping material at the said opening, the said device comprising apaste-pot suspended within the cylinder, an endless band passing through the binding substance in the pot, cams on the heads of the cylinder, and lugs projecting from the sides of the pot and adapted to be engaged by the said cams when the cylinder revolves to lift the pot to project the band through the opening in the cylinder, substantial/ly as shown and described. V I

22. A wrapping-machine,comprisingafeeding-cylinder, a segmental pad rotating in unison therewith for feeding the paper and wrapper simultaneously, guides carried by the pad and cylinder to guide the paper and wrapper, and a wrapping device into which passes the paper and the wrapper, said wrapping device consisting of a sectional easing vformed of spring-pressed members, each member being provided at its inner face with spaced ribs extending beyond the upper edges and forming fingers between which pass the ends of the guides carried by the cylinder and pad, and spring-pressed wrapping-plates mounted to turn and to slide in said easing, substantially' as shown and described.

23. Awrapping-machine,comprisinga feedcylinder, a shaft on which said cylinder is secured, a gear-wheel on said shaft and adapted to be engaged by a mutilated gear-wheel secured to the main shaft, a segmental pad having guide-arms, a shaft carrying said pad and provided with a gear-wheel in mesh with the gear-wheel on the cylinder-shaft, a gumming or pasting device carried by the said cylinder, a knife adapted to engage and cut the wrapping material, and a wrapping device into which passes the paper and the wrapper, substantially as shown and described.

2i. In a wrapping-machine, a wrapping device providedl with wrapping-plates for clamping the paper and wrapper, the said plates being mounted to turn and to slide, means for turning the said plates and wrapping the paper and wrapper, a receptacle into which the Wrapped paper passes from the wrapping device and means for turning the said reeeptaele to discharge the Wrapped paper therefrom, the said means also controlling the sliding movement of the wrappingplates to withdraw the same from the wrapped paper, substantially as described.

25. A wrapping-machine provided with a wrapping device comprising a casing formed of spring-pressed members, and wrappingplates for wrapping the paper and wrapper the said wrapping-plates being mounted to turn and to slide in the said casing, a cam mounted to revolve, means actuated by the cam for moving the wrapping-plates out of the wrapped papel', and a receptacle into which passes the wrapped paper from the wrapping device, the said receptacle being revolved by the said cam, substantially as described.

2G. In a wrapping-machine, a sectional casing comprising yieldiugly-mounted members provided on their inner faces with spaced ribs, and wrapping-plates mounted to turn and to slide in said casing,substantiallyas described.

27. A wrapping-machine comprising a feeding device, and a wrapping device consisting of a casing formed of two yieldingly-mounted members, arranged t0 receive between them the paper and wrapper from the feeding device, the upper edges of said casing members being provided with guides, and wrappingplates mounted to turn and to slide in said easing, substantially as described.

GEORGE LEXVIS GAY.

\Vitnesses:

F. E. STARKEY, A. G. STARKEY. 

